Repeat
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Feet apart
Knees together
Bottoms up
Repeat
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Feet apart
Knees together
Bottoms up
Tongue out
Repeat
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Feet apart
Knees together
Bottoms up
Tongue out
Eyes shut
Repeat
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Feet apart
Knees together
Bottoms up
Tongue out
Eyes shut
Turn around
Repeat
Hip-Hop AlphaBop™ 2
with Jack Hartmann and his Crew
1 – Start This Day With a Song
Topic – Motivation, listening, body movement.
Activity – Follow action words and sing along. Let this
bright melody and cool beat get your class to engage
both brain & body.
Let’s start this day everybody clap your hands
Let’s start this day everybody shake your hips
Let’s start this day everybody swing your arms
Let’s start this day with a song
Let’s start this day everybody tap your knees
Let’s start this day everybody twist your feet
Let’s start this day everybody swing your arms
Let’s start this day with a song
Sing after me
Chorus
Let the music make you sway and say
Thanks for this day (repeat)
Let the music make you twist and say
I’ll do my best
So let’s start this day
Let’s start this day everybody clap your hands
Let’s start this day everybody shake your hips
Let’s start this day everybody swing your arms
Let’s start this day with a song
Let’s start this day with a song – sing
Start this day with a song
2 – Hip-Hop Tooty Ta
Topic – Listening, following directions, phonemic
awareness, body movement.
Activity – Lift spirits and stimulate some fun with
my new hip-hop version of this favorite song. Use for an
upbeat transition or as a reward. Also, develop phonemic
awareness with (open) version by substituting beginning
sound (t) with another letter sound (ie. w-wooty wa or
s – sooty sa)
Hip-Hop Tooty-Ta, Hip-Hop, Hip Hot Tooty Ta
Let’s do it
Chorus Line
A tooty-ta, a tooty-ta, a tooty-ta-ta
(children repeat)
Children repeat all lines and move
Thumbs up
Thumbs up
Repeat a Tooty Ta
Thumbs up
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Elbows back
Repeat A Tooty Ta
Thumbs up
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Elbows back
Feet apart
Feet apart
Repeat A Tooty Ta
Thumbs up
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Elbows back
Feet apart
Feet apart
Knees together
Knees together
A Tooty Ta
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Feet apart
Knees together
Bottoms up
A Tooty Ta
Thumbs up
Elbows back
Feet apart
Knees together
Bottoms up
Tongue out
A Tooty Ta
Repeat
A Tooty Ta
Repeat
A Tooty Ta
3. Workout to the Letter Sounds
Topic – Letter sounds, body and brain connections.
Activity – Get ready to move and learn the letter
sounds. Follow movements – stretching left to ight,touching
parts of body and pumping- up like a body builder moves. We
make every effort possible to isolate each letter sound and say
them clearly. Have some extra fun with your children and put
some exercise gear on (ie. Sports hat, shirt or sweatshirt) as
you workout.
Chorus
Stretch up high to the sky
Workout, workout
Tap your knees to the beat
Workout, workout
Twist your hips, just like this
Workout, workout
Everybody workout to the letter sounds
Now, stretch to the left for the letter
Stretch in the middle for the sound
Stretch to the right for a word
Everyone workout!
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
alligator
baby
caterpillar
dinosaur
elephant
family
gorilla
1
hippopotamus
Repeat Chorus
Hands on your shoulders for the letter
Hands on your waist for the sound
Hands on your knees for a word
Everyone workout!
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
insect
jet
kite
lion
monkey
nickle
octopus
pumpkin
Pump both arms up for the letter
Pump both arms down for the sound
Pump one arm strong for a word
Everyone workout!
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
quarter
rainbow
snake
turtle
umbrella
violin
woodpecker
like in a fox
yo yo
zebra
Repeat Chorus
That was great! I’m feeling good, feeling fine.
Working out to the letter sounds
can help you read & write
4 – The Silly Pirate Song
Topic - Sequencing, auditory memory comprehension and
brain/body connections
Activity – I wrote this song in Nov. 04 to give children a song to
really have fun with as they develop important listening,
comprehension and movement skills.
On parts, once there was a pirate…and yo,ho,ho, ho, hee…make
fists with both hands, elbows out to the sides & swing arms back &
forth – like a pirate!
For surfer – both arms out balancing like your on a surf board.
For shark – both arms straight out front and chomp/clap two times.
For helicopter – one arm high above head & swing around.
For octopus – both hands out front and wiggle fingers.
For submarine – shoot one arm up like a periscope.
For singing mermaid – both arms spread out like a star singer and
sing la, la, la.
For police boat – one arm out front hand open with palm out like a
traffic policeman stopping traffic.
On a pirates life is…touch your head like your thinking & then
shake pointer finger like your saying no and then finally both arms
hands up in frustration on “there are too many interruptions.”
Get a pirate eye patch & hat to add fun!
Children can retell story, characters & sequence.
Draw some pirate pictures too. Enjoy lots of giggles & fun!
Chorus line
Once there was a pirate who sang a pirate song
Then interrupting the pirate, a surfer came along
You’d hear…Yo, ho, ho, hee,hee, hee
Hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Hey dude surfs up
A pirate’s life for me
Repeat Chorus Line
A big shark came along
You’d hear…Yo, ho, ho ho, hee, hee, hee
Chomp, chomp, hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Repeat Movements
Repeat Chorus Line
A helicopter came along
You’d hear… Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Swoosh, swoosh, chomp, chomp, hey,
dude surfs up
A pirates life for me
Repeat
Repeat chorus Line
An octopus came along
You’d hear… Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Wiggle wiggle, swoosh, swoosh, chomp, chomp,
Hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Repeat Movements
Repeat Chorus Line
A submarine came along
You’d hear…
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Up periscope, wiggle, wiggle, swoosh,
Swoosh, chomp, chomp, hey dude, surf up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Repeat Movements
Repeat Chorus Line
A singing mermaid came along
You’d hear… Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
La, La, la, up periscope
Wiggle, wiggle, swoosh, swoosh chomp, chomp
hey dude, surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, hee, hee, hee
Repeat Movements
Repeat Chorus Line
A police boat came along2
You’d hear…Yo,ho,ho,hee,hee,hee
Stop-freeze, la,la,la, up periscope
Wiggle, wiggle, swoosh, swoosh,
Chomp, chomp, he dude surfs up
A pirates life for me
Yo, ho, ho, ho, hee hee, hee
Repeat Movements
A pirates life for me
A pirates life is…not for me!
There are too many interruptions!
5. Jack’s Miss Mary Mack
Topic – Rhyming awareness.
Activity – Children sing along and follow our
children repeating the ending words and sounds.
Children can also move to the beat with partners
doing paddycake, or tapping knees and patting
hands. On rap part do some cool hip-hop/rap
moves with arms & hands & rap with me.
Verse 1
(children sing)
Miss Mary Mack – Mack, Mack
All dressed in black – black, black
With silver buttons – buttons, buttons
All down her back – back, back
She asked her mother – mother, mother
For 15 cents – cents, cents
To see the elephants – elephants, elephants
Jump the fence – fence, fence
They jumped so high – high, high
They touched the sky – sky, sky
And they didn’t come back – back, back
th
Til the 4 of July – ly, ly
And they didn’t come down – down, down
th
Til the 4 of July
Rap
Miss Mary Mack all dressed in black
With silver buttons all down her back
She asked her mother for 15 cents
To see the elephants jump the fence
They jumped so high, touched by the sky
th
They didn’t come back til the 4 of July
th
No, they didn’t come back til the 4 of July
Repeat Verse 1
6 – The Cowboy Dance
Topic – Listening and following directions.
Activity – Follow and move like your putting on a
cowboy hat and boots. Get some partners to join
you. Follow dance moves and then on Yippi – yi
– yo…bend your knees, arm up and circle your
arm in the air like you have a lasso. Children can
try moving on a horse forward and backward as
they do the Cowboy Dance. Also follow new dance
steps with right and left leg. Get some cowboy hats,
boots, scarfs and have fun!
Yippee Yi Yo, Yippee Yi Ya repeat
Do the Cowboy Dance this way
I’ve got my cowboy hat
I’ve got my cowboy boots
I love to sing and move
And do the Cowboy Dance with you
Dance Moves
(children sing)
Now spread your feet out wide – wide
Point knees out to each side – side
Then bend knees up and down – down
Right to this cowboy sound – sound
Raise one arm up high – high
Your lasso in the sky
Ride your horse, take a chance
Lets all do the Cowboy Dance
Dance Chorus
Yippee Yi Yo – Yippy Yi, Ya (3x)
Do the Cowboy Dance this way
Repeat Dance Moves
Learn some new cowboy steps
Right foot out toe up, clap and stomp
Left foot out toe up, clap and stomp
Now, left foot out, quarter turn left,
right foot stomp
Now, right foot out, quarter turn right,
left foot stomp
Do it again, ride your horse
Do the Cowboy Dance once more
Repeat Chorus (2x)
7 – Make a Rhyme, Make a Move
Topic – Rhyming awareness, listening
Activity – Following the hip – hop moves if words
rhyme or they don’t. On open version children can
work in pairs or teams & come up with some new
words that rhyme or don’t rhyme.
Make a rhyme, make a move
You can do it – I can too
Chorus
Make a rhyme, make a move
Do it to the beat
Make a rhyme, make a move
Have some fun with me
When the two words rhyme make a move like this
Two thumbs, crisscross, say that rhymes
that rhymes
When the words don’t rhyme
make a move like this
One arm out front, back and forth say
no way, no way
Cat - hat
Dog – frog
Can – mat
Pig – jig
Boat – car
Silly – Willy
that rhymes (2x)
that rhymes (2x)
no way (2x)
that rhymes (2x)
no way 3
that rhymes
Repeat Chorus
Bug – hug
Teacher – preacher
House – truck
House – mouse
Tree – me
Egg – chicken
Verse
that rhymes
that rhymes
no way (2x)
that rhymes
that rhymes
no way (2x)
(2x)
(2x)
(2x)
(2x)
Repeat Chorus
8 – Move to the Alphabet
Topic – Identifying letter size and position, rhyming.
Activity – Move arms up high, out front or down low as
letter is called out. On (open) version children sing out
tall, small or fall and move all on their own as different
letters are called out.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
The Itsy Spider went up the spout again
Never gave up, never gave up!
(Repeat Verse)
That little spider helps us learn
Sometimes it gets rough in this world
But through the dark clouds and the rain
Soon the sun will shine again (2x)
Now, listen to this
To rise above when things get rough
Do your best and never give up
Repeat Verse
10 – 5 Funky Little Monkeys
Chorus
The letters of the alphabet
There’s 26 in all
The letters of the alphabet
Are tall, small and fall
When I say the letters of the alphabet
you move like this
Hands up high if the letters are tall
Hands out front if the letters are small
Hands down low if the letters fall
Move to the alphabet
a – small
b – tall
c – small
d – tail
e – small
f – tall
g – fail
h – tall
i – small
j – fail
k – tall
l – tall
m – small
n – small
o – small
p – fall
q – fall
r – small
s – small
t – tall
u – small
v – small
w – small
x – small
y – fall
z – small
9 – The Cool Itsy Bitsy Spider
Topic – Rhyming awareness, self-esteem.
Activity – Children crawl hands and fingers up the spout,
shoot down, open hands as the sun comes up, palms out
and move round on dried up and then up the spout again.
Rap parts with me as they do some hip-hop moves. Draw
pictures of spiders or cut out. Discuss how the spider
kept trying & didn’t give up.
Jack Hartman and Diamond D gonna do it like
This for ya!
Girls and boys you know this song
C’mon move and sing along
Wiggle your fingers and crawl right up
Like the spider that never gave up
Topic – Counting down, rhyming and language development.
Activity – Hold five fingers up & move up & down.
On one fell off, hold one finger up & point to your head. On
mamma called the doctor, hold hand to your ear like with a
phone. On no more monkeys, shaking finger back and forth.
Children all sing out – no more monkeys jumping on the bed
after hearing “what”?
(Hip – Hop style)
5 Little monkeys jumpin on the bed
One fell off & bumped his head
Momma called the doctor and the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumpin on the bed”
what?
(children) ‘No more monkeys jumpin on the bed”
5 Little monkeys & not one more
One fell off & now there’s four
4 Little monkeys jumpin on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Momma called the doctor & the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumpin on the bed”
what?
No more monkeys jumpin on the bed
4 Little monkeys you can see
One fell off, so now there’e three
3 Little monkeys jumpin on the bed
One fell off & bumped his head
Momma called the doctor & the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumpin on the bed”
what?
No more monkeys jumpin on the bed
3 little monkeys with no shoes
One fell off a & now there’s two
2 Little monkeys jumpin on the bed
One fell off & bumped his head
Momma called the doctor and the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumpin on the bed”
What?
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When I say d, you say uck 2x
d, - uck, d – uck
Together we’ve got – duck
When I say z you say oo 2x
z – oo, z – oo
Together we’ve got – zoo
When I say c, you say ow 2x
c – ow, c – ow
Together we’ve got – cow
When I say m, you say onkeys 2x
M – onkey, m, onkeys
Together we’ve got – monkeys
Repeat Chorus
One arm out front boys & girls
Left to right, lets make words
ch – icken
air – plane
bl – ue
cl – ap
“No more monkeys jumpin on the bed”
2 Little monkeys having fun
One fell off & now there’s one.
1 Little monkey jumpin on the bed
One fell off & bumped his head
Momma called the doctor & the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumpin on the bed”
What?
“No more monkeys jumpin on the bed”
1 Little monkey – the silliest one
He fell off & now there’s none
But, someday soon their momma said
They’ll be 5 Little monkeys
Jumpin on the bed
11 – Hop Over It
Topic – Reading strategy.
Activity – Children can rap with me and on “hop” parts
they can hop with their whole body or just with hand as
a fingerplay. Get a frog puppet and make the frog hop
when I sing that part.
When you come to a word you can’t figure out
No need to panic, no need to pout
Just think like a frog, you’ll know what to do
Hop over the word and read on for a clue
Repeat Chorus 2x
13 – Be a Family of Words
Topic – Word families, rhyming
Activity – Children follow movements clap, tap, snap and
then follow all the movements for each word. We use all
nouns here.
Chorus
Hop, hop, hop – hop over it (2x)
Chorus
Hop over it, hop over it
A word you can’t figure out
Hop over it, hop over it
No need to panic or pout
Hop, hop, hop – hop over it
Clap, clap, clap – be a word
Tap, tap, tap – be a work
Snap, snap, snap – be a word
Be a family of words
Let’s have fun and be the ug family
Here are some clues that you can use
What looks right, what sounds right
And what makes sense
Is it a big word or small word
Do the best you can
Lying flat on the floor – be a rug r-ug rug
Wiggle your antenae – be a bug b-ug bug
Crawl slowly on the ground – be a slug
sl – ug slug
Hold juice you drink – be a mug m-ug
Mug
Rub, bug, slug, mug – be a family of words
Repeat hop and Chorus
Let’s have fun and be the at family
12 – Lets Make Words
Walk real cool-be a cat c-at cat
Flap your wings-be a bat b-at bat
Cover your head – be a hat h-at hat
Shake your tail – be a rat r-at rat
Topic – Beginning sounds, onsets and rimes.
Activity – Do some hip – hop moves on the chorus and
then follow movements left to right. On (open) version,
class can try other words. Class can be split up as one half
says the beginning sound (on set) the other says the
rime part of the words. On (open) version start with
simpler, two phoneme words (/a/ - /t/) then try three &
four phoneme words (/sl-eep/).
Chorus
Hip – Hop with your hands – what!
Hip – Hop with your head – yo!
Hip – Hop with your hips – what!
Hip – Hop and make words – like this!
Put your hands in the air boys and
Girls, left to right, let’s make words
Cat, bat, hat, rat – be a family of words
Repeat Chorus
Let’s have fun and be the an family
Spin round and round – be a fan f-an fan
Fry some eggs – be a pan p-an pan
Drive on the road – be a van v-an van
Pour chicken soup – be a can c-an can
fan, pan, van, can be a family of words.
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14 – Down in the Jungle
Topic – Word families, rhyming, story building.
Activity – Get some jungle gear (ie. Safari hat, jungle glasses,
jacket) and lead your children with movements through the song.
On down in the jungle pretend to be plodding with feet & arms
through the jungle. On cat that roared move both hands up like tiger
paw & roar! On hat both hands pretend to put a hat on. On elephant
sat, sit and swing both arms together like an elephant trunk. On
splat, both hands sharply clap together. On scat, wiggle & wave
both arms out like your telling someone to go away or scat. On that
put your pointer finger to your brain like your thinking/imagining
about something. On rat wiggle your fingers, by the sides of your
mouth. On bat move your arms out like the wings of a bat. On knat
move one hand (fingers like your holding something tiny). Put up
words used in the at family up for children to see. Select another
word family and use the words to make a new story. Let children
review beginning, middle & end and sequence of the story.
Move one hand over another like your spreading jelly on
some bread for spread it. And, use both hands to hold
your sandwich on eat it. Move both hands up to your
mouth and pretend to take some yummy bites. Children
can develop cognitive skills with re-telling, the
song/story. Review what happened first, second, third &
fourth with the peanuts and then the same with the
grapes. Make some pb & j sandwiches and sing.
Chorus
Peanut butter – and jelly (4x)
First you take the peanuts and you dig-em
dig-em
(Children repeat all lines)
Then you take the shells and you crack-em,
crack-em
Next, you take the peanuts and you
mash-em mash-em
then, you take the bread and you spread
it, spread it
Down in the jungle (3x)
Where the animals live
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
There’s a cat that roared in the jungle
Down in the jungle, where the animals live
There’s a hat on the cat that roared
in the jungle
Down in the jungle, where the animals live
Then an elephant sat and knocked – off the hat
on the cat that roared in then jungle
Down in the jungle where the animals live
Some bananas went splat as an elephant sat
And knocked – off the hat on the cat that
roared in the jungle
Down in the jungle, where the animals live.
Some monkeys yelled scat when some
bananas went splat as an elephant sat
and knocked – off the hat on the cat that
roared in the jungle
Down in the jungle, where the animals live.
Can you imagine that, some monkeys yelled
scat when some bananas went splat
elephant sat and knocked – off the hat on
the cat that roared in the jungle
Down in the jungle where the animals live.
Then a rat and a bat, and even
a tiny knat said, can you imagine
that some monkeys yelled scat
when some bananas went splat as an
elephant sat and knock – off the
hat on the cat that roared in the jungle
Down in the jungle where the animals live. (2x)
15. – Groovin Peanut Butter and Jelly
Repeat Chorus
Next, you, take the grapes and you
pick em, pick em
Then you take the grapes and you
squish em, squish em
Then you take the bread and you
spread it, spread it
Now, you take the sandwich and
you eat it, eat it
Repeat Chorus
Dig em, crack em, mash em, spread it
Mm, Mm looks good
Pick em, squish em, spread it, eat it
Tastes good
Peanut butter and …jelly
16 – Rockin Hip – Hoppin Apples & Bananas
Topic – Long vowel sound awareness, auditory
memory.
Activity – Children repeat all times to this traditional
song with a cool hip-hop beat. Give two big claps
to the beat before we sing apples – bananas
between verses. Use visuals of the vowels a,e,i,o,u.
Everybody sing along and have fun. List words that
begin with the long vowel sound. (ie. Ape, ache,
acorn, eagle, island, ice, unicorn, ukulele).
Topic – Sequencing, comprehension auditory
language.
activity – Children sing along with our children and
make all movements – dig, hands smack together
on crack-em, palms together & twist in opposite
directions on mash em, one hand moves over another like spreading
peanut butter on bread for spread it. Reach up with one hand and
move like your picking grapes for pick em. Wiggle fingers and move
them together for squish em.
Apples – Bananas 2x
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas
(children repeat all lines)
I like to ate, ate, ate apples and bananas
Bridge
Apples – what – Bananas – c’mon
Apples – yeh – Bananas
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I like to eat, eat eat epples and banenes
I like to ite, ite, ite, ipples and baninis
Repeat Bridge
I like to ote, ote, ote opples and banonos
I like to ute, ute, ute upples and banunus
I like apples, they’re so sweet
I like bananas, they’re fun to eat
Eat some apples, so good for you
Eat some bananas, like monkeys do
Apples – Bananas
17 – Popcorn Words
Topic – High frequency/sight word awareness,
spelling of 4,5 & 6 letter words.
Activity – Children echo the spelling and saying of
each word. Use visuals of all the sight words. Cut out poster
board shapes of popcorn kernels with a sight word on each
one. Pass out to children and they jump up when we sing
their word. Use (open) version on Hip – Hop AlphaBop to fill –
in any other sight words.
Words – words- Words are like wheels
Take you for a ride
Words – words – Words are like eyes
They can help you see
Words – words – Words are like stars
Make you want to dream
Say these words after me and let them make you
move.
Repeat all lines
Zoom-Zoom, Zoom-Zoom, Zoom
pepperoni pizza 2x
jambo 2x
hola
alligator, chomp, chomp, chomp
butterfly, flutterby
hip-hop 2x
giddy–up3x
Repeat Chorus
cool man cool
sunshine 2x
champion
friendship 2x
buenos dias
rock, rock, rock n’roll
macaroni & cheese
chicken dance 2x
(Four, Five and Six letter words)
Chorus
Pot, pop Popcorn Words 2x
Pop, pop-up when you read 2x
In newspapers, books and magazines
st
1 Set
nd
2
rd
Set
3 Set
very – spell and say word
they
then
them
those
from
Repeat Chorus
went
what
when
which
want
would
Repeat Chorus
this
with
your
where
like
friend
18 – Words
Topic – Language development vocabulary.
Activity – Children can sing & move with chorus.
On wings, arms out & fly. On wheels, arms spin
round & round. On see, one hand like a visor & look
around. On dream, wiggle fingers up high like stars
twinkling. Children echo the words & word patterns
we say in the song. Mak e-up creative movements.
Use song as an introduction to learning new new
words/vocabulary.
Chorus
Words – Words – Words are like
wings they can let you fly
Repeat Chorus
19 – Hand Print On Our Hearts
Topic – Teacher appreciation.
Activity – My wife and I wrote this song for a special
teachers retirement. We hope that you might share it the
same way with others at a retirement celebration or other
special event for a dedicated teacher, child care provider or
anyone who has worked with children.
On this day we remember all the ways
you’ve touched out hearts
On this day we all celebrate that we
have been a part
Of your hopes and your dreams
That have shown us where to go
Of your work and your love
That have helped the children grow
Bridge
Through the years, you’ve taken us so far
And now we’ll carry on when you are gone
Chorus
So we will work, we will dream
You have shown us where to go
We will hope, we will love
We will help the children grow
Oh, we thank you & promise to go on
Because you have left us
With your hand print on our hearts
Repeat Bridge & Chorus
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